Halloween Slider Cards

I watch a lot of You Tube videos, I blame my husband for that, ha ha!  Last year when I was going through all the cancer stuff, it was pretty much all I could do.  It really did a lot for me personally, such as opening my eyes to the crafting world in a whole new light.  I became more familiar with my Cricut machine even though I have owned one since the very beginning!  I had bought the latest model (The Maker) in November 2018, only I didn't even open it until August the following year! I wasn't even sure if that's what was in the box (it was still in the shipping box).  I even took a video of myself doing the unboxing, if I can remember where I dropped that video, it may make an appearance on my You Tube channel in the future. I could go on and on about this but that 's another day.

My point is that I recently watched a You Tuber (if that's what they're called?) that created this really cool slider card. I love interactive cards and that one not only really struck me, but it was definitely a card I could do. There are many that I'm afraid to even attempt!  She did it old school style (using a paper trimmer), I decided to create it using my Cricut! After all, what's the point of owning a cool cutting machine if you don't use it, right?   You can check out her video here: StampingImperfection.  She even provides you with a really nice pdf over at her blog at: Stamping Imperfection.  I will definitely give credit where credit is due. 😉

This a fun card to make and I also recorded it, it's my very FIRST posted You Tube video!  (Not my first recording, but it's the first one that I was able to voice over and have everything match up pretty well). I'd love it if you would check it out, like and even subscribe to my channel!  Please be kind, it has taken me A LONG time to get to this point, a lot of trial, error and TIME. Oh time.....When you're doing a voice over for your video, it's so different than having your thoughts on a blog where you can simply hit the backspace bar if you make a mistake.  😁

I didn't take a picture of the entire process since it only came to me after starting the cards that I would also add this to my blog.  Suffice it to say that all the cutting was a breeze, I will share the file here: Sliding Card Base if you have a Cricut and simply want to just cut it out instead of creating it from scratch.  Here is the link to my video: Halloween Slider Cards.

Here is the card already cut. I used a paper tape, much like the brand Score Tape, on the bottom of the flap as shown. I left 1/8" of space  when applying the tape so that it is easier to align the white piece of paper that will become the slide (I forgot to mention that in my video).

Here is the white card that is used for the slide, it measures 2 3/4" x 4/3/4" to match the opening for the card.  In my file, the Cricut will cut the opening AND score it, there are 3 score lines at 3/4", 2 1/4" and 4".  It is very important to make sure that is completed before you adhere the white slider piece.

Once the slider is adhered, then you will put the tape on the main card, again leaving 1/8" so you can easily align the front of the card to the back panel.  In my video you will see how I use the method I've seen in several other You Tube videos where you only peel a portion of the release paper back. This helps to ensure a straight alignment.

I also used my Cricut to create the fun attachment for the slider. Pinterest is such a great route to find those 'punny sentiments'!  Make sure when you glue this on (I used Art Glitter glue) that you're ONLY gluing this to the mountain fold area, use the bottom valley fold as your guide on placement.

And here are the two cards that I'm spotlighting.  You will see two additional ones on my You Tube video.  I'm also waiting for a stamp set that has all those fun action words so I can add the word "PULL" to the top white area, I'm sure people can figure that out, but adding that will just add another nice element to this fun card.

I ended up embossing the inside sentiments in a silver embossing powder by Stampin' Stuff (something I've had in my supplies for years).  I used some very old Close To My Heart stamp sets.  I highly recommend that if you want to emboss your sentiment, do it before you put these cards together - the heat warped my cards and even though I tried to use the heat on the back side of the cards, it didn't help.  I had to leave something heavy on top of them overnight.  I believe it's because of the tape I used vs. glue.  I hope you like these fun slider cards and I also hope that you will give them a try!  Happy Crafting!